title: Pyogenic liver abscess following acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.
abstract: Acupuncture treatment is generally regarded as a relatively safe procedure. However, most procedures have some complications and acupuncture treatment is no exception. Reported complications of acupuncture treatment were mostly mild or temporary symptoms, but certain severe adverse effects were also observed. We report here for the first time a case of liver abscess following acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine Clinic and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Jung
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sangyeoup
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong Wook
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Young Hye
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Su Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong Gyu
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yun Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yu Hyun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Ji Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lim
keywords: Acupuncture; Liver Abscess; Moxibustion; Streptococcus intermedius